Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
$25,000 to 
$49,999 
$10,000 to 
$24,999 
$5,000 to 
$9,999 
$2,500 to 
$4,999 
$1,000 to 
$2,499 
Less than 
$1,000 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
415 
607 
442 
326 
281 
591 
acres 
15,623 
13,171 
5,881 
3,131 
3,232 
9,207 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
769 
1,191 
955 
731 
599 
1,633 
acres 
46,181 
43,172 
21,400 
12,189 
9,059 
31,472 
Nematodes 
farms 
101 
161 
94 
35 
19 
34 
acres 
2,583 
2,468 
767 
181 
128 
243 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
140 
208 
130 
68 
47 
52 
acres 
2,247 
2,888 
780 
290 
177 
433 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
53 
72 
33 
39 
22 
49 
acres on which used 
2,508 
1,593 
333 
247 
137 
460 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
54 
62 
38 
41 
20 
108 
acres 
1,817 
1,753 
864 
778 
130 
2,685 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
221 
360 
305 
308 
232 
981 
acres 
13,481 
17,557 
9,904 
6,797 
4,503 
32,599 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
43 
66 
31 
27 
38 
386 
acres 
9,064 
17,150 
6,664 
3,537 
3,799 
105,037 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
236 
283 
239 
150 
131 
191 
acres 
11,086 
6,689 
3,359 
1,787 
1,022 
3,077 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
127 
139 
96 
81 
52 
119 
acres 
3,952 
2,327 
973 
843 
282 
2,421 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
369 
713 
646 
488 
395 
527 
acres 
15,850 
18,787 
9,224 
5,156 
3,561 
8,534 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
101 
189 
174 
123 
104 
315 
acres 
2,966 
4,280 
2,574 
1,042 
968 
5,588 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
13 
31 
34 
40 
43 
107 
Solar panels 
farms 
3 
21 
24 
31 
30 
79 
Wind turbines 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
3 
- 
- 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
2 
2 
6 
3 
6 
10 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
2 
4 
- 
2 
- 
2 
Biodiesel 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
7 
4 
19 
Ethanol 
farms 
4 
4 
4 
4 
9 
4 
Other 
farms 
- 
3 
2 
1 
2 
5 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
4 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
639 
1,644 
1,949 
2,097 
2,218 
9,454 
Part owners 
farms 
472 
840 
599 
453 
302 
788 
Tenants 
farms 
100 
124 
123 
80 
90 
281 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
1,111 
2,489 
2,554 
2,554 
2,525 
10,248 
acres 
225,410 
381,969 
230,869 
194,025 
141,845 
1,497,840 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
1,111 
2,484 
2,548 
2,550 
2,520 
10,242 
acres 
217,122 
369,857 
220,610 
182,790 
134,801 
1,366,166 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
577 
970 
729 
543 
394 
1,075 
acres 
71,240 
83,995 
39,760 
37,443 
15,617 
98,003 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
572 
964 
722 
533 
392 
1,069 
acres 
69,534 
83,428 
39,245 
36,877 
15,437 
85,141 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
113 
212 
206 
228 
144 
1,204 
acres 
9,994 
12,679 
10,774 
11,801 
7,224 
144,536 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,783 
3,727 
3,851 
3,827 
3,778 
15,410 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
758 
1,662 
1,662 
1,620 
1,590 
6,437 
2 operators 
368 
803 
871 
864 
892 
3,468 
3 operators 
66 
118 
121 
124 
108 
501 
4 operators 
8 
22 
8 
16 
20 
70 
5 or more operators 
11 
3 
9 
6 
- 
47 
Total women operators 
number 
372 
921 
1,070 
1,100 
1,116 
5,367 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
332 
829 
917 
953 
1,001 
4,670 
2 operators 
12 
43 
66 
55 
53 
246 
3 operators 
4 
2 
7 
9 
3 
51 
4 operators 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
5 or more operators 
- 
" 
2 
- 
8 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
1,112 
2,335 
2,341 
2,264 
2,265 
8,118 
Female 
99 
273 
330 
366 
345 
2,405 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
648 
1,254 
1,045 
995 
924 
3,162 
Other 
563 
1,354 
1,626 
1,635 
1,686 
7,361 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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